Round Peg in a Square Hole-recipes

Really Bad Dessert News

2012-01-10T14:30:00.000-08:00

This weekend, while grocery shopping, I found that the label on Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips now say "May contain milk" instead of "Made on equipment that also processes milk". I have written to the company to find out if this is a change in the formula or just to the label, but have not yet heard back. This would be a serious blow, as virtually all my chocolate dessert recipes depend on this ingredient. :-(

Chocolate Mousse

2011-06-21T23:09:00.000-07:00

By special request.....

4 large eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) Fleishman's unsalted margarine, cut into 1/2" pieces
1/4 cup rice milk
8 ounces Ghiradelli semi-sweet chocolate chips

Whisk egg yolks, margarine, rice milk and half of the sugar in top of double boiler. Bring water to a boil, whisking the mixture constantly; cook over simmering water for about 3 minutes. Add chocolate chips and whisk until melted and smooth. Turn off heat and leave mixture over hot water.

Beat egg whites in another bowl until soft peaks form. (If you have a stand mixer, just get it started first and let it run while you're working with the yolks and chocolate.) Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold into chocolate mixture, stirring to mix. Pour out into champagne parfait glasses and chill at least 3 hours.

Got this recipe from Epicurious.com, but made some changes. It says it makes 6 servings, but I usually make 9 (there are three of us) and the portions seem to be just fine.

Tea for N

2009-11-11T14:11:00.000-08:00

How we have tea at our house. We usually have one of the sweets and three of the sandwiches, except on special occasions. (Note: regular mayo or Miracle Whip are acceptable, but NOT light/lite versions. Margarines must NOT have whey or any other dairy product in them. One commercial bread brand and variety that is Sam-safe Orowheat Whole Grain 100% Whole Wheat bread; usually we make our own.)

Scones:

Use any standard scone recipe (e.g.), replacing the butter with a Sam-safe margarine (e.g. Fleishman's UNSALTED sticks) and the cream/milk with rice milk. Can also add a bit more margarine, to compensate for the lower fat content of the rice milk, but this is not required. Can include pecans, almonds, peanuts, walnuts, dried cherries, dried strawberries, apple pieces (dried or fresh), cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate chips, colored sugar on top. I usually cut them with cookie cutters appropriate to the nearest holiday, or into heart shapes, as a default.

Cucumber sandwiches (open faced):

peel cucumber and slice very thin
cut crusts from bread
spread thin layer of margarine on bread, and place cucumber slices on bread, overlapping
light sprinkling of salt and a blurp of mayo on top, with a sprig of parsley or rosemary or some other fresh herb (a plastic bag with the corner cut off makes a quick and dirty pastry bag)

Cucumber sandwiches (closed):

peel cucumber and slice very thin
cut crusts from bread
spread thin layer of margarine on half of bread slices, mayo on other half
layer cucumber slices on margarined slices and lightly salt
sprinkle with dried or fresh parsley
close and slice sandwiches

Curry chicken salad:

cooked chicken breast meat, chopped very fine
mayo
chopped almonds
1/2 tsp curry powder/chicken breast

Cherry chicken salad sandwiches:

cooked chicken
dried cherries, cut into 1/4" pieces
mayo

Toast bread; spread with a thin layer of cherry preserves, then cherry chicken salad, and top with second slice of toast.

Ham sandwiches

Remove crusts from bread and spread with honey mustard. Put a layer of fresh spinach leaves or other salad greens on bread, then ham slices.

Tuna Salad

Canned tuna (Bumble Bee albacore or 365 brand from Whole Foods) mixed with mayo, with a dash of Tobasco or lemon juice, a spoonful or two of sweet pickle relish, and some chopped celery.

Egg Salad

Hard boil eggs; slice and separate whites and yolks. Mash yolks and mix with mayo, a squirt of mustard, salt, pickle relish, maybe some chopped celery. Chop whites and mix with yolks.

Fruit Salad

Chopped fresh fruit, which can include the following: oranges, strawberries, shredded coconut, cantaloupe, apples, green grapes, cherries. I sometimes put in almonds or pecans, too.

Angel Food Cake

Most has no dairy or soy in it (soy oil is O.K.), but check to be sure. Slice into fingers or chop into chunks, and serve with jam/jelly/preserves to dip them in.

Meringues

The bite-sized ones are less messy; plain/vanilla are safer than other flavors.

Tea

Any decaf tea; Sam prefers mint or orange spice. Serve with sugar (cubes are always fun) and Rice Milk.

News Flash!

2008-12-15T09:30:00.000-08:00

Campbell's Double Noodle Soup is no longer Sam-safe. :-(

Squash and Pepper Soup

2008-12-15T09:24:00.000-08:00

This is an attempt to recreate a dish I thoroughly enjoy at a local restaurant. The chef was cagey about what was in it, but I think I'm closing in on it. May carmelize the onions next time, to see if that adds the finishing touch.

1 butternut squash
3 cups chicken broth
3/4 cup rice millk
1/2 stick margarine
1 onion, chopped fine
1 clove garlic, minced
3 bell peppers, chopped
1 tbsp honey
1/2 cup instant potato flakes

Stab squash a few times, then microwave on high for 5 minutes.

When cool, peel and seed, then chop into 2" by 2" chunks. Throw this and all remaining ingredients into crock pot, and cook on low for about 8 hours. Just before serving, blend or mash to a smooth consistency

Broiled Bananas

2007-07-16T09:54:00.000-07:00

3 bananas
2 tbsp brown sugar
rum or rum flavoring

Slice bananas the long way, laying them flat side up. Cover flat side with brown sugar, then sprinkle with rum or rum flavoring. Place under broiler for approx 2 min. (time will vary with distance from broiler)

Banana Crepes

2007-07-16T09:48:00.000-07:00

Make crepes from a standard recipe, replacing the milk with rice milk, and the butter with vegetable oil.

3 tbsp margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp almond extract
two bananas
powdered sugar

melt margarine in a pan

add brown sugar and almond extract

slice in bananas and heat over low heat until warm, approx. 3 min.

spoon banana stuff onto crepe and wrap; spoon a little more sauce and bananas on top, then dust with powdered sugar

Serves 3

Chocolate Bunnies

2007-04-13T08:41:00.000-07:00

Made my first stab at molding chocolates for Samantha. The result was edible, but more fudge-ish than chocolate-ish. Set up nice and firm in the fridge, though, and popped right out of the mold, so that was good.

1 pkg. Ghiradelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp Fleishman's unsalted margarine
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp powdered sugar
1/8 cup rice milk

spray oil and cocoa powder

Spray molds with oil, then dust with cocoa powder.

Melt chips in microwave. Add remaining ingredients and stir until well mixed. Fill molds, pressing to make sure there are no air bubbles.

Place in refridgerator for about 1 hour.

Pop chocolates out and wrap in foil or plastic wrap. Store in fridge.

As I said, this produces a quite rich, fudge-like chocolate. It was also a little gritty, because of the granulated sugar. Next time, I will use all powdered sugar, more rice milk, and less margarine, though I may have to add pectin to make it set up. Might need more vanilla, too. A work in progress.

McDonald's Update

2007-04-03T14:15:00.000-07:00

We have recently found out that McDonald's fries have milk in the "browning coating" and so cannot be considered safe for Sam. I don't know how long this has been true, unfortunately. This makes it MUCH more difficult to feed Sam out. Drat!

Eggnog

2007-01-18T13:43:00.000-08:00

The first two times I made this, it was great. This last time, when I made it so I could remember what I did so I could post the recipe here, it was only so-so. May figure out what I changed and come back and tweak this at a later date.

2 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
4 cups rice milk
2 tbsp Fleishman's Unsalted margarine
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp pectin (The Hubster says this is easier to find at OSH than anywhere else.)
1/4 tsp salt
2 egg whites
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp rum flavoring
sprinkle of nutmeg

Separate eggs. Put whites in fridge, while you work on the custard.

In medium saucepan, mix egg yolks with 1/3 cup sugar. Mix cornstarch with about 1/2 cup rice millk; pour this and the rest of the rice millk into the pan, add pectin, margarine and salt, then heat over medium flame. (The good news is that, unlike regular milk, it doesn't seem that the rice milk mixture curdles. The bad news is that it is hard to tell when it's done because it doesn't "coat the back of a spoon" which is the doneness test listed in the original recipe.) Heat for about 20 min, or until it starts to foam up, stirring often. Cool.

When custard is cool, beat egg whites until foamy, then add the 3 tbsp sugar gradually. Beat on high speed until soft peaks form. Fold into cooled custard; stir in vanilla and rum favoring. Chill.

When serving, sprinkle nutmeg in each cup.

Eating Out

2006-10-19T12:04:00.000-07:00

The easiest place to take Sam out to eat is, sadly, McDonald's. She can have the apple pies and most of the buns there, and any hamburger that has no cheese, tomatoes (ketchup is O.K.) or sesame seeds. (Update 4/02/07: McDonald's fries are no longer allowable.)

At other restaurants, a safe bet is a baked or grilled chicken breast, but ask what they are cooking it in. Also, grilled steak is usually safe. She loves shrimp, so shrimp cocktail is good, too. (Also closer to the amount she will actually eat!) If they do grilled shrimp, make sure it is basted with oil, not butter; and I usually don't take a chance on breading, so we don't order her fried shrimp. Tacos, with no cheese, tomatoes or salsa, are good; she can have avocado on it, but guacamole only if it has no tomatoes or sour cream. Fajitas are usually good, too (as long as they cook the meat in its own fat or in oil, and not butter) as she can have onions and bell peppers.

For side dishes, pasta with no sauce, plain baked potatoes, and steamed rice are good bets. (We usually bring Sam-safe margarine with us, which widens the possibilities.) Breads are usually NOT safe (though the buns at Micky-D's are).

Steamed veggies such as carrots, green beans or broccoli are usually safe.

Angel food cake is usually safe, though you have to make sure they don't put whipped cream (even the fake stuff) on it. Cherries or strawberries on it are O.K. Fresh (allowed) fruits are good, as is most jello.

Pehaps, when she is older, we will convince her to eat salads, as salad bars would be good choices for her, but for now, she refuses to eat "leaves". :-)

Pigs in a Blanket

2006-10-19T11:42:00.000-07:00

Not the healthiest of meals, but she loves it, and it's quick and easy.

1 tube Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, original
4 Hebrew National Hot Dogs

Cut hot dogs in half, then roll one piece up in each crescent roll. Bake as directed.

Foods Not Allowed

2006-10-18T16:21:00.000-07:00

These are foods that we have been told have too high a galactose content to be safe for Sam to eat. If something on this list is an ingredient in a packaged food, please consider that food forbidden. If one of these things is an ingredient in a dish you are making, please contact us about possible Sam-safe substitutions.

MEAT/PROTEIN
sausage
liver or other organ meats (e.g. brains, kidneys)
tofu
soy meat-substitute

FRUITS
dried figs
European grapes (red?)
persimmons
papaya
honeydew
blueberries
pineapple
watermelon
dates
raisins
cranberries

VEGGIES
tomatoes
legumes (includes kidney beans, chick peas/garbanzos, navy beans, white beans, red beans, pinto beans, black turtle, great northern beans, lima beans, lentils)
most peas (blackeyed, split, pigeon, dry field)
yams

SEEDS, NUTS, and SPICES
sesame seeds
hazelnuts
safflower seeds
cayenne pepper
coffee

DAIRY
milk (human, cow, soy, goat)
casein
whey
cream
yogurt
cheese (cottage, cream, cheddar, jack, American, Swiss, pretty much any kind)
butter

FATS/OILS
butter
any margarine containing soy protein (unless it is hydrolyzed), whey, or milk

Allowable Foods

2006-10-18T16:15:00.000-07:00

This is a list of foods that we consider allowable. Those marked with an asterisk are those Samantha has not yet had, so we don't know if she likes them. (Though in general she is not a picky eater, she often doesn't eat much.)

MEAT/PROTEIN
beef
chicken
ham
bacon
pork
fish
hydrolyzed soy protein
peanuts and peanut butter (watch out for soy, particularly in “light” products)
almond butter

FRUITS
avocados
apricots
cherries
green grapes
mangos*
red or purple plums*
grapefruit*
cantaloupe
oranges
strawberries
peaches
Canadian or Californian raspberries*
pears
apples
banana
kiwi*
lemons
limes

VEGGIES
corn
peanuts and peanut butter (watch out for soy, particularly in “light” products)
sweet potatoes
broccoli
green/string beans
bell peppers
spinach
lettuce
cabbage
celery
pumpkin
brussel sprouts*
carrots
onions
sweet peas/baby green peas
turnips*
eggplant
cauliflower*
green bean sprouts*
cucumber
zucchini
kale*
asparagus*
white potatoes
red beets*
red radishes*
spinach
artichoke
common mushrooms
green olives*

SEEDS, NUTS and SPICES
peanuts
walnuts
pecans
almonds
coconut
cocoa powder

DAIRY
eggs
rice milk
almond milk
soy baby formula (dry or liquid; can be used as a substitute for milk, though may affect the taste)

FATS/OILS
Fleishman’s Unsalted Margarine (NOT regular Fleishman’s
Nucoa
Smart Balance Light (not regular Smart Balance)
vegetable oil (including olive, sesame, safflower, and soy)
lard

If something is not on this list, please consider it inelegible, unless you check with Bruce or I.

Mom's Custard Pie Revisited

2006-08-19T18:04:00.000-07:00

6 eggs
1.5 cups sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tblsp. cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups scalded rice milk
nutmeg
10" pie crust

Pre-heat oven to 475 degrees.

Scald rice milk. Beat eggs, then add sugar, salt, cornstarch, and vanilla, mixing well. Dribble scalded milk in while mixing, until well combined.

Place crust-lined pie pan on cookie sheet on oven rack and pour in filling; sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 min, then at 425 degrees for 35-40 min. Allow to cool, though it may be served slightly warm. Refrigerate any remainder.

Pumpkin Pie

2006-08-19T17:51:00.000-07:00

Pastry for a 10" one-crust pie -or- graham cracker crust
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 can (16 oz) pumpkin
6 oz. rice milk
1/2 stick margarine, melted
1 Tblsp cornstarch
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare pastry. Beat eggs slightly with hand beater; beat in remaining ingredients. Place pastry-lined pie plate on cookie sheet, and put both on oven rack; pour in filling. Bake 15 min.

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 45-55 min. longer. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours.

Stir-Fry Pasta

2006-08-18T15:17:00.000-07:00

This can be made with shrimp, cooked chicken, or cooked beef. Samantha loves shrimp, though, so that's what we usually use.

about 30 small or a dozen large frozen shrimp, shelled, deveined, tail-off, and thawed -OR-1-1.5 cups cooked chicken, cubed -OR- 1-1.5 cups cooked beef, cut into strips
10+ oz firm pasta (e.g., spirals, shells, ziti), cooked and drained
.5 to .75 cup matchstick carrots
1-1.5 cups frozen broccoli
8-10 oz. sliced mushrooms
3-4 green onions, sliced
2-3 tbsp sesame oil
2-4 cloves of garlic, minced

Heat oil over medium heat; saute garlic, green onions, mushrooms and carrots for about 3 minutes. Add broccoli, cover and cook for 3 minutes. (Add additional oil, as needed.) Add meat and cook until shrimp is just cooked (turns pink) or chicken or beef is heated through. Add pasta, stirring to coat.

"Half-Wheat" Waffles

2006-08-18T12:37:00.000-07:00

This is a double batch; I freeze the remainders. Pop them straight from the freezer to the toaster. Serve with Fleishman's margarine and syrup, powdered sugar or jelly.

4 eggs
1 cup vegatable oil
3.5 cups rice milk
2 tblsp sugar
8 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup AP flour
1 cup buckwheat or oat flour (can use AP flour)
2 cups whole wheat flour

Beat eggs until mixed, then add remaining ingredients, one at a time, until mixed. Fill waffle iron and bake as directed in iron instructions.

Suggested/common meals and snacks

2006-08-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

Breakfast:

oatmeal (if instant, check for milk) made with water or rice milk
cereal (she likes Kix, generic Cheerios, Corn Pops) with rice millk
scrambled eggs (made with water or rice milk, with oil or allowed margarine in pan)
waffles

Lunch:

Hebrew National hot dogs
tuna salad
egg salad
PB&J
Campbell's Double Noodle Soup (NO LONGER SAFE AS OF 12/08)
Pigs in a Blanket

Dinner:

Campbell's Double Noodle Soup (NO LONGER SAFE AS OF 12/08)
Hebrew Natinal hot dogs
Pigs in a Blanket

Snacks:

graham crackers (including Honey Teddy Grahams and Cinnamon Teddy Grahams)
jello
rice milk ice cream
strawberry frozen fruit pops
banana (1/day)
apple
orange
strawberries
marshmallows
s'mores (use Ghiradeli semi-sweet chocolate chips instead of a chocolate bar)
Kettle Korn
churros! (just recently found this out!)
banana chips
Nabisco saltines (can be topped with PB, tuna salad, egg salad, etc.)

Drinks:

cocoa (made from scratch with rice milk, cocoa powder and sugar)
water
lemonade
limeade
gatorade
rice milk
hot or cold tea

Overview/FAQs

2006-08-17T14:50:00.000-07:00

This blog contains recipes that are safe to feed my galactosemic daughter, Samantha. Some are others' recipes that work fine w/out adulteration; some I've had to tweak a little; and some I've had to make up from scratch.

Diet:

In general, you must avoid the following ingredients: any dairy (including margarines (unless the ingredients are listed and allowable), whey, butter, buttermilk, yogurt, any cheese,......); soy beans, soy sauce (except La Choy), soy flour, soy milk (though soy oil is O.K.) and all other legumes except peanuts, which are (thank the Goddess!) allowable; tomatoes (though catsup and tomato soup made with rice milk or water are fine); organ meats (e.g., liver); and figs.

In fruits, cantaloupe is allowed, honeydew and watermelon are not; bananas are just barely allowed (1/day); same for apples. Strawberries and cherries are allowed; blueberries are not. Oranges are allowed, but not orange juice, unless diluted 2:1 with water; apple juice must be diluted 1:1 with water.

For veggies, the favorites are corn, green beans, green baby peas, and broccoli, and all these are allowable. Avocado and asparagas are allowed; sometimes she likes avocado, sometimes she doesn't. She has not yet had asparagas. Sweet potato and regular potatoes are allowed; remember to use rice milk and Fleishmans, if you make them mashed. Butternut squash and zuccini are allowed.

There are three Gerber baby foods she eats on a regular basis: bananas, country garden mixed veggies, and butternut squash.

Substitutions:

In general, substituting rice milk for milk, and Fleishman's unsalted margarine for butter will make many recipes accessible. (For example, most cakes, cookies and breads can be made this way.) This does not work, however, in cases where the fat content is important; you must then compensate for the much lower fat content of rice milk vs cow's milk (see Custard Pie and Pumpkin Pie recipes).

In bread machine recipes, I will often replace margarine or butter with vegetable oil.

Brands:

I have found the following brands to be safe, though it is always best to double-check the ingredients, and be on the lookout for "New!" on the label:

Teddy Grahams: Honey and Cinnamon are fine, not sure about the Chocolate, have not been able to examine the Chocolate Chip (doubtful)

Fleishman's unsalted margarine (their regular margarine is NOT safe; look for whey in the ingredients)

Smart Balance Lite (a violation of the general rule that "lite" things are usually bad; the regular Smart Balance is not allowable)

Nucoa margarine

Bumble Bee Albacore in water

Hebrew National hot dogs

Campbell's Double Noodle Soup

Best Food's Mayo and Miracle Whip (not light versions of either)

La Choy soy sauce

Medications:

Many medications have dairy as a filler, and even this small amount can be harmfull. The Robitussin brand cough syrups are generally allowable, as are (TBD) vitamins.

Random facts:

You will not see any reaction if Samantha eats something which is not allowable; it acts more like lead poisoning, building up in her brain, eyes, and liver.

This is a genetically-based, therefore life-long, condition; she will not grow out of it.

The reason she cannot take medication for this is that the enzyme is missing from her blood, not from her stomach, as with lactose intolerance. The galactose is properly processed in the stomach, but once in the bloodstream, it cannot be metabolized, and thus builds up in the tissues. Some research is going on to find a mechanism to deliver the necessary enzyme to the blood, as there is a suite of diseases which arise from various blood enzyme deficiencies, but, as far as I know, there is nothing yet even in the early testing stage.

Galactose levels: If you are consulting the link for the galactose level of specific foods, look for foods with levels 10 mg/100g or below. Interestingly, in Europe, the recommended cut-off level is 25 mg/100g, and many of the parents on the Parents of Galactosemic Children list say that they allow tomatoes, which are 25. We try very hard to keep Samatha's food under 10, as instructed by our geneticist.

A general rule of thumb is that if it says "light", "lite" or any variation on that, there's a good chance it has forbidden ingredients, usually soy.

Tuna Salad

2006-08-17T14:40:00.000-07:00

1 can Bumble Bee albacore in water
approx. 1/4 cup mayo
dash lemon or lime juice
1 large or 2 small ribs of celery, chopped finely
1 tblsp. sweet pickle relish

Drain tuna and mix with remaining ingredients. Serve on spinach leaves or in a sandwich.

Egg Salad

2006-08-17T14:37:00.000-07:00

hard boiled eggs
mayo
salt
dash of lemon or lime juice
sweet pickle relish

Separate whites and yolks. Chop whites; mash yolks with remaining ingredients and mix.

Things to Watch out for

2006-08-17T14:34:00.000-07:00

In bread or rolls: soy flour, whey, milk, buttermilk, butter, margarine, caesin, soy flour, raisin juice

In peanut butter, mayo, etc. DON'T get the "lite" versions; they often have soy protein added (soy oil is O.K.)

margarine: whey, butter, milk, soy protein, caesin

tuna: broth, as it usually has soy in it

In general, "light" or "lite" versions of nearly anything usually contain forbidden ingredients.

Chicken and Strawberries Salad

2006-08-17T14:32:00.000-07:00

2 frozen chicken breasts, cooked, cubed, and cooled
basket of strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced
fresh baby spinach leaves
raspberry vinegrette dressing (need to check the brand and what to watch out for)

Arrange spinach leaves on plates, scatter chicken cubes over spinach, then strawberry slices over all. Add dressing to taste.

Beef Pot Pie

2006-08-17T14:21:00.000-07:00

2 frozen/refrigerated pie crusts (check that there’s no dairy (including margarine) or soy flour)
3 large or 4 small potatoes, washed and cubed
1-1.5 cups cooked beef, cubed
1-1.5 cups frozen green beans
3 large or 4 small carrots, washed and sliced
1-1.5 cups sliced mushrooms
.5 onion, chopped
1 stick Fleishman’s unsalted margarine
½ cup AP flour
1 beef bullion cube (one that makes two cups of broth)
1.75 cups rice milk
.25 cups red wine
1/2 tsp garlic powder
bay leaf
1 tsp thyme
¼ tsp pepper

Defrost/bring to room temperature the pie crusts. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Melt margarine in pan over medium heat; place bay leaf in margarine and sauté onion in margarine until limp. Stir in flour, pepper, garlic powder and crushed bullion cube, heating and stirring until smooth. Add wine and rice milk, heat to boiling, boil and stir for one minute. Remove bay leaf.

Steam carrots and potatoes until tender.

Place all veggies and beef in large mixing bowl and pour sauce over this mixture, stirring to coat.

Line casserole dish with one pie crust and fill with veggie and beef mixture. Top with second pie crust, trimmed to fit, and crimp edges together to seal. (If you’re feeling fancy, cut tiny hearts or other shapes out of the leftover dough and place on top crust, wetting the undersides of the appliqués to make them stick.) Cut vent holes in the top crust.

Place on a cookie sheet to prevent spills, and bake at 350 for approx 1 hour, or until hot and bubbly. (Note: can be frozen before or after cooking.)

Chicken Pot Pie

2006-08-17T13:55:00.000-07:00

2 frozen/refrigerated pie crusts (check that there’s no dairy (including margarine) or soy flour)
3 large or 4 small potatoes, washed and cubed
1-1.5 cups cooked chicken meat, cubed or shredded
1-1.5 cups frozen broccoli –or- 1 cup frozen peas
3 large or 4 small carrots, washed and sliced
1-1.5 cups sliced mushrooms
.5 onion, chopped
1 stick Fleishman’s unsalted margarine
½ cup AP flour
1 chicken bullion cube (one that makes two cups of broth)
1.75 cups rice milk
.25 cups white wine
2 tsp ground sage
1 tsp thyme
¼ tsp pepper

Defrost/bring to room temperature the pie crusts. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Melt margarine in pan over medium heat; sauté onion in margarine until limp. Stir in flour, pepper, sage, thyme, and crushed bullion cube, heating and stirring until smooth. Add wine and rice milk, heat to boiling, boil and stir for one minute.

Steam carrots and potatoes until tender.

Place all veggies and chicken in large mixing bowl and pour sauce over this mixture, stirring to coat.

Line casserole dish with one pie crust and fill with veggie and chicken mixture. Top with second pie crust, trimmed to fit, and crimp edges together to seal. (If you’re feeling fancy, cut tiny hearts or other shapes out of the leftover dough and place on top crust, wetting the undersides of the appliqués to make them stick.) Cut vent holes in the top crust.

Place on a cookie sheet to prevent spills, and bake at 350 for approx 1 hour, or until hot and bubbly. (Note: can be frozen before or after cooking.)

Egg Refrigerator Bread

2006-08-17T13:52:00.001-07:00

Egg Refrigerator Bread--makes 2 braided loaves

2 packages active dry yeast
0.5 cup warm water
1.75 cups warm rice milk
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons Fleishmn’s unsalted margarine
3 eggs
7 to 7.5 cups all-purpose white flour

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add rice milk, honey, salt, margarine, 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk (save remaining white to brush braids before baking). Stir in 2 cups flour and beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Gradually add additional flour, enough to make a medium stiff dough, mixing well by hand after each addition so that dough is very well blended. Turn out onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Divide dough in half. Shape dough into two braided loaves and place on greased baking sheet. Cover with towel and plastic wrap. Store in refrigerator for 4 to 24 hours. When ready to bake, remove from refrigerator and uncover. Brush braids with slightly beaten egg white. Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until done. Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire rack.

Ham Pizza

2006-08-17T13:49:00.000-07:00

pizza dough (do not use Boboli, as they have cheese in them)

“Christmas onions”- about half a sweet red onion and about 4 green onions, chopped
1-1.5 cups cooked ham
olive oil
oregano
.5-.75 cups sliced mushrooms
handful of matchstick carrots

In advance: put the pizza dough in the bread machine, and set the timer for when you want to start cooking dinner

pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

Heat olive oil and oregano in non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until translucent; add mushrooms and carrots and sauté for another minute or two. Add ham to pan and heat until warmed through.

Remove pizza dough from bread machine and shape on cookie sheet or baking tile (the first time I did this, it was Valentine’s Day, and I made it heart-shaped!). Pour topping on dough, even out and bake until the dough is cooked, about 15 minutes.